Card-feeding mechanism for printing-machines.



Nl. O. ANTHONY.

CARO FEEDING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING MACHiNES.

APPUCAHUN FILED DEC. l5. NH4. y t 1,1 zlivntwdJllnQ13,1910.

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Jun@ 13, 1916.

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M. 0. ANTHONY.

CARD fEEmNG MEC M FOR Primm@ MACHINES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARCUS O. ANTHONY, OF ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY. ASSIGNOR TO A. KIMBALLCOMPANY. OF NEW YORK. N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEW YORK.

CARD-FEEDING MECHANISM FOR PRINTING-MACHINES Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Julie 13, 1916.

Original application filed .Tune 27, 1914, Serial No. 847.698. Dividedand this application filed December To r//l l/wfm it may concer/z.:

lic it known that l. \[.\nct's t). x'ruoNY. a citizen ol the 'nitedStates. and resident of Englewood. county of Bergen. State of NewJersey. have invented an improvement in t`ardl `eeding Mechanism forPrinting- Machines. oi' which the following description. in connectionwith the :u-conlpanying drawing. is a specification, like characters onthe drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to inu'n'ovcments in card feeding mechanism forprinting machines and the like and as illustrated herein is shown asadapted to a pin ticket printing machine ot the character shown in mycopending' application o. 8471398 tiled June. 27th. 191i of which thisapplication is a division.

The principal object of they invention is to providey il magazine forsupporting a plurality of cards or pin tickets and means for deliveringthe same one hy one with eertainty to the printing mechanism or otheroperative. mechanism.

A further ohject of the invention is to provide means for temporarilyarresting the. cards or pin tickets as they are dropped t'rom themagazine het'ore they reach print.- ing position and thereafterreleasing the same so that they will drop into (operative positionwithout rehounding. therehy insuring the accurate positioning ot theticket.

(ther features ot the invention and the nature thereof will more fullyappear from the following description and the accompanying drawings andwill he partitailarly pointed out in the annexed claims.

ln the drawings: Figure l is, a yside elevation of a printing machineprovided with feeding mechanism emhodying my invention` Fig'. .2 isafront elevation of the salue. Fig. :l is a `vertical longitudinalsectional view thrmigh the magazine. the printiiu;I mechanism includingthe chase and oscillating platen. Fig. l is a sectional view on lilies1h41. Fig. 2)). of the ticket magazine. the tick ets having heenomitted. looking do\\n.vard. showing the guiding :Ineam I'or directingthe ticket or card into printing position. Fig. 5 is a detail plan viewof the platen and means tor vertically adjusting the same. and` Fig. t)is an illustration ot' a pin ticket.

Serial No. 877,435.

The printing' machine to which the present feeding mechanism is appliedcomprises a main frame consisting ot'Y a hase l and pret'el'ahlyintegral standards 2. Z5. having ways -l and 5 in which are slidahlymounted the ends t. T of a carriage S in which a chase il carrying typeis slidahly mounted. pret"- erahly upon cylindrical rods 1t) and l1secured to ends ti. 7 ot' the carriage H. The sliding movement ot' thecarriage is for the purpose ot' permitting it to he positioned in properrelation to the hed of the printing mechanism and also to he placed inproximity to the end ot' a type magazine having a plurality oi' chamhcrsltrom which the type may he intrtnluced directly `into the chase ordistributed therefrom into the proper chainhers ot' the magazine. Theprinting mechanism includes a hed lz! which desirahly may he thesurfaced hase of an integral standard 13 extending upvardly from thehase 1 and desirahly provided with a strengthening rih or weh lil. Thechase is adapted to he positioned inuuediatcly iu front ot the hed '12so that the hed 'l'oisns a hacking for the type carried hy the ch ase.'l`he card or pin ticket is pressed against the tace of thc type oragainst an inked rile hon interposed hetween the l'acc of the type andthc card. hy an oscillating platen 1.3 suitahly supported upon an armtt' which secured to a pivotal shaft lo" mounted in journals in anadjustahlc hase plate ii' resting upon the hed l. The platen may heoseillated in any desired manner. ,\s disclosed herein` the operatingmechanism com4 prises a pitman 1H pivolallv connected to the arm lt' andhaving its strap emhraxing :ci eccentric 1*.) upon a .shatzt| mounted tusuitl ahle supports l extending upwardly trom a standard secured to theheil et' machine. 'l`he shaft '.U is provided will. gear '14 whichmeshes with a nicht itlyti the Ishaft` )t ot' :1 suitahle eicctricnieto." 'Si' which may he `supported in any couwuicnt manner lrolu thchase olI the machine as hf.' means ot. ears 'La expanding 'rom the motorcasing and secured to a .staidarl il exe-cu ing upwardly trom the oedplate hy meansy ol a holt.

The type magazine is preterahly iotata hly mounted in hearings at theupper endl of suitable standards and may be located in any convenientposition relative to the printing mechanism the delivel'y end ot' themagazine being so disposed that the chase may be shifted from printingposition in proximity to the end of the type magazine to permit the typeto be introduced directly into the chase. The type magazine and themechanism for operating the same are fully disclosed and claimed in myco-pending application and further description thereof in the presentapplication is therefore unnecessary. It is sutlicient to say that the.type may be introduced from the magazine directly into the chase andwhen the proper Subject matter is set up the chase may be transferredalong the guide rods 10-11 until it is positioned immediately in frontof the bed l2 as above described. whereupon the printing mechanism isset in motion and the cards or pin tickets printed in the usual manner.In supplying cards to the printing mechanism I have found it desirableto provide a gravity feeding magazine comprising a chute supported uponthe printing mechanism and provided with selecting mechanism adapted torelease and deliver the lowermost card or pin ticket in the chute to theprinting mechanism and at the same time positively restrain theremaining cards or pin tickets in the chute from delivery to theprinting mechanism.

-Xs illustrated herein the chute comprises a stand 2)() suitably securedupon the upper end of the standard 13 b v screws ill or other suitablefastenings. This standard is desirably provided with grooved ways 32adapted to receive a relnovable guide plate 33 which is adapted todirect the article to be printed to the printing mechanism. The guideplate 323 is desirably formed with a pair of parallel ways 3l the edgesof which are spaced apart a sutticient distance to receive the card orpin ticket to be printed and are united by a web i3 which is adapted toextend from the base of the stand 30 to the chute and -is beveled off atits upper end to form a continuation of the bottom ot' the chute. asillustrated in Fig. 3. 'lhe forward wall of the ways may be formed b vplates bi1 suitably secured to the guides 33. Pins 3T inserted in theguide il?) near it upper end a nd adapted to rest upon the upper end ofthe stand Il() form a convenient means` for supporting the removableguide in position. It will be understood that guides of various widthsmay be provided which will be adapted to direct pin tickets or cards ofditi'erent sizes to the printing mechanism and that one guide can besubstituted for another by merely withdrawing the guide vertically fromthe guideway and inserting another. The magazine or chute abovedescribed should correspond in size to the largest pin tickets which aret0 be printed and several chutes of smaller size may be provided whichmay be telescoped within the main chute, the widths of the smallerchutes corresponding to thel widths of the respective guideways.

The cards or pin tickets are arranged in the chute in overlappingposition as illusv trated in Fig, 3 and are desirably supported at thelower end of the chute by a ledge l() having a recess 41 communicatingwith an aperture l2 through the base of they chute, a trip 43 fordelivering the pin tickets one at a time heilig adapted to be reciprofated and oscillated within these apertures in a manner which willhereinafter be described. lVhen pin tickets are used the pins of eachticket rest upon the upper edge of the next lowermost card and supportthe tickets in the manner illustrated in Fig. El. 1f. however.- plaintickets are to be printed a stepped block may be provided to maintainthe tickets in substantially the same overlapped position. asillustrated in Fig. I.

The trip ll desirably is pivotally mounted upon the plate JA which inturn is mounted upon the shal't t3 journaled in suitable bearings Ylt onthe underside oi' the chute` the shaft 4b being provided with an arm liwhich is oscillated through a link la connected to an arm l1) which isrigidly secured to and oscillates with the pivotal shaft lf3 of theplaten supporting arm 1V. (see Fig. l). The arm lil is preferablyattached to the pivotal shaft by means of a set screw 50 so that the armmay be rotatably adjusted upon said shaft to provide t'or thc propertiming of the releasing and feeding mechanism relatively to thereciprmfation of the platen. Ity will be obvious that upon eachoscillation otI the platen the arm -ltl will be oscillated causing areciprocation of the link 4h which in turn will oscillate the arm 4T andits attached shaft 4t? causing an oscillation of the plate il which willwithdraw the trip l?) to the aperture l! in the bottom of the chute.

ln order to release the lowermost card or pin ticket in the chute and toretain the remaining cards or pin tickets the trip 43 is preferablyprovided at its end with a thin lip 51. the trip being so directed inits movement that upon witlnlrawal it will be depressed into the recess41 of the ledge and will pass beneath the lower end of the pile of cardsor pin tickets. lipon its forward movement the lip 51 will engage theunder surface of the lowermost pin ticket and raise the same out ofengagement with the ledge -ltl permitting the ticket to drop into theguide whence it is delivered to the printing mechanism.

The means for giving the trip 43 a desired movement in the constructiondisclosed heiein comprises` a cani 52 supported upon an arm 53 which ispivotally mounted upon a stud l projecting laterally from a bracketsecured to the under portion of the chute. Limiting stops 5G and 57 maybe provided to determine the amplitude` of oscillation of the arm .53which carries the cam aforesaid.

The trip t3 is provided with ,a laterally extending stud 5S which uponthe outward movement of the oscillating plate t-l engages the fiat uppersurface of the cam 52 riding upwardly over the same thus depressing thetop end of the trip so that the lip 5l will pass beneath the lowerinostpivot which is supported upon the ledge l0. Upon further outwardmovement of the plate Il the stud 58 rides over the end of the cam 5i).and drops beneath the same so that upon forward movement of theoscillating plate ist the lip 51 and the trip will rise beneath the endof the lowermost card or pin ticket and the continuous forward movement.will thrustthe body of the card from the ledge 40 whence it will dropinto the chute in the manner aforesaid.

It will be understood that the mechanism for delivering the pin ticketsfrom the chute is operated directly from the movement of the platen andthe mechanism is desirably lso timed that the cards or pin tickets dropas the platen is approaching printing position.

The chute is necessarily supported some distance above the printingmechanism and it is found that if the cards or pin tickets are permittedto drop directly into printing position before being arrested they willbe likely to rebound in such a manner that they will be iniproperlypositioned in respect to the printing mechanism when engaged by theplaten` In order to avoid this contingency I have provided mechanism forarresting the tickets in their descent just before they reach printingposition and for releasing the same as the platen approaches finalposition so that they will be. held in proper position when engaged bythe platen.

The present invention is shown as adapted to the printing of pin ticketsand to accomplish the purpose thus described means are provided forengagingr the pins of the dropping pin ticket and for supporting themslightly above the final posit-ion, this supporting means being removedas the platen comes forward so that the pin tickets may be dropped untilthey are supported by their pins upon the platen as it reaches itsprinting position. In the. preferred embodiment of the inventiondisclosed herein this arrestin r mechanism comprises an L-shaped plateG0. the forward projection 6I of which is adapted to engage the pins ofthe pin tickets a as the latter drop through the guide 33. This L-shapedplate preferably is supported upon a shaft GQ mounted in bearings (i3 inlugs extending from the stand 30, the shaft 62 being provided with anarm (il which engages the projecting end of the rod ($5 carried at thelower end of the plate 44. By this arrangement the plate (i0 is movedinto the vertical position shown in Fig. 3 just at the time the pinticket is released from the chute by thel trip 43, the platen at thattime being in substantially' fully rctracted position. .\s the platenmoves forward toward the chase the plate 4l moves gradually away fromthe chute causing the L-shaped member (Si) to be. oscillated backwardlywithdrawing?r the forward projection (31 from beneath the pins o of thepin ticket a., so that slightly before the platen reaches printingposition the pins ot' the. pin ticket o, will be released and the ticketwill drop until arrested by the pins engaging the upper end of theplaten 15.

The platen 15 is desirably provided with means for adjusting the samevertically so that lines c upon the pin ticket a may be positionedproperly in respect to the lines of type in the chase.

In order to provide for a suitable adjustment the. platen is providedwith a tenon (3G slidably mounted in a dove-tailed groove UT in theupper end of the arm 1G. The platen is provided with a laterallyextending arm G8 which is provided at its end with a setscrew G9 restingupon the upper end of the arm 16 by means of which the platen may beadjusted vertically in respect to the cud of the arm.

In operation the magazine is filled with cards or pin tickets soarranged that the same. overlap as illustrated in Fig. 1%. The printin rmechanism is then set in operation and the platen oscillates toward andfrom the type in thc usual manner. ly reason of the fact that the shalt.upon which the platen is pivotcd is secured by links to the platt` -l-leach oscillation olA the platen will cause an oscillation ofthe plate -Hand the mechanism which is attached thereto. The oscillation of theplate ll as above described causes the recipria-ation of the trip l?,which is -guided in its movement by the cam 5; so that they lip 5l fromthe backward movement descends into the. aperture 41 ot' the ledge t()and the aperture l2 in the bottom of the chute 3S so that tht` lippasses bcneath the lowermost card. as the pin 5H on the lip lil ridesover the end ol'v the cam fr.' the lip 51 rises beyond the lowermostcard or pin ticket and engages the rear surface thereof. The forward orupward movement of the plate 4l thereupon causes the lip .'l to separatethe lower end of the lowermost ticket from the one immediately beneathit and upon further forward movement serves to thrust this ticket overthe edge of the ledge so that it will drop into the guideway and heconducted tothe printinguuchauism. the lip 5l in the meantime has passedbe- `youd the cud ol' the next lowest pin ticket or card and arrestedthe same in the position shown in Fig. i3. .\s the. released ticketdescends its pins /1 strike the horizontal portion lil of the L-shapedarresting device (it) holding the pin tickets slightly above printingposition. As theA platen comes forward the L-shaped support (it) rocksabout its pivot U2 by reason ot' the fact that the arm 34 which restsupon the rod (if) carried by the plate 44 is caused at this time todescend by the action ot the. feeding mechanism which is connected withthe shaft. of the platen so that as the platen approaches printingrposition the arresting member (S0 is entirely removed from itsengagement with the pins of the pin ticket and the pins thereupon dropupon the upper end of the platen. As heretofore described the platen isadjustable upon its supportingr iron so that the lines c upon the pinticket may be accurately positioned in respect to the lines of type uponthe chase.

'hen the ticket or card has been printed and the platen withdrawn theedges of the pin ticket are retained by the plates 36 of the guide sothat when the top of the. platen is withdrawn from beneath the pins thetickets` will slide downwardl to the bottom ot' the guideway from whichthere may be a suitable discharge chute at any convenient place, as forexample` in front of the machine.

It will be understood that although this mechanism is describedparticularly in relation to machines for printing pin tickets that thesame may be adapted to other uses in printing lnachines and in othermachines in analogous arts. It will also be obvious that the arrestingmechanism may be so disposed as to engage the bottom of the ticket toposition the same properly in alinement with the top upon the chaseinstead of eugaging the pins as above described. It is also to beunderstood that various and sundry changes may he iliade within thecontemplation ot' my invention set forth in the following claims.

Having thus described my: invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. Feeding mechanisms for printing machines comprising a magazine orchute supported above the printing machine and having a retaining memberadjacent its lower end adapted to support a series of overlappedarticles by engagement with the lowermost articles only and meansoperated in timed relation to the printing machine for successivelyreleasing the lowermost article from said retaining member whereby the`same may be dropped to printing position.

2. Feeding mechanism for printingr machines comprising a magazine orchute having a retaining member adjacent its lower end adapted tosupport a series of overlapped articles. means operated in timed re.-lation to the printing machine lor successively releasing the lowermostarticle from said retaining member including a trip and means forretracting the same beneath the lowermost article and for thereafterraising the end of said trip to engage the said article and to thrustthe same from engagement with the releasing member.

S. Feeding mechanism for printing machines comprising an inclined chutehaving a recessed ledge adjacent its lower end adapted to support aseries of articles, a member pivotally supported by Said chute andoscllated in proper timing with the printingr machine, a trip pivotallymounted upon said member adapted to be reciprocated through an aperturein said chute, means adapted to engage said trip to depress the sameduring its retracting movement and to elevate the same during itsforward movement whereby the lip of said trip will be caused to engagethe lowermost article and thrust the same from engagement with saidledge and thereby deliver said article to the printing machine.

4. Feeding mechanism for printing inachines comprising an inclined chutehavingr a recessed ledge adjacent its lower end adapted to support aseries of articles. a member pivotally supported by said chute andoscillated in proper timing with the printingr machine. a trip having athin upwardly projecting lip pivotally mounted upon said member adaptedto be. reciprocated through an aperture in said chute and the recess insaid ledge. a pivotally mounted cam supported upon the chute adapted toengage said trip to depress the same during its retracting movement tocause the lip to pass beneath the lowermost article and to elevate thesame duringr its forward movement whereby the lip of said trip will becaused to engage the lowermost article and thrust the same fromengagement with said ledge, and thereby deliver said article to theprinting machine while retaining the next lowermost article upon saidledge.

5. Card feeding mechanism for printing machines comprising an inclinedmagazine or chute for the cards, superposed upon the printing machine` aguideway leading from said chute to said printing machine and atelescopically removable guide mounted in said guideway between thedelivery end of the chute and the printing machine. whereh v guides ofdifferent widths may he provided for cards of different sizes.

(`ard feeding mechanism for priming machines comprising a chute having aplurality of tclescoping parts superposed upon the printing machine` aguideway leading from said chute to said printin machine and atelescopically removable guide mounted in said guideway between thedelivery llO end of the chute and the printing machine whereby chutesand guides ot' different widths may be provided for pin tickets ofdifferent sizes.

7. (lard feeding mechanism for printing machines comprising a chuteadapted to support the pin tickets to be printed. means actuated intimed relation with the printing machine to release said pin tickets oneat a time from said chute to permit them to drop to the printingmachine. means to arrest the pin tickets before reaching printingposition and means for withdrawing said arresting means to permit saidticket to drop to printing position.

S. ("ard feeding mechanism for platen printing machines compris-ing achute adapted to support the pin tickets to be printed. means actuatedin timed relation with the printing machine to release said pin ticketsone at a time from said chute to permit them to drop to the printingmachine. means adapted to engage the pins of the dropping ticket toarrest the same before reaching printing position. and means to withdrawsaid arresting means from en gagement with Said pins upon the forwardmovement of the platen to permit the pins to engage the platen and thepin ticket to be supported thereby during the printing operation.

il. ("ard feeding mechanism for platen printing machines comprising achute adapted to support the pin tickets to be printed. means actuatedin timed relation with the printing machine to release said pin ticketsone at a time from said chute to permit them to drop to the printingniachine. a pivotally mounted member adapted to engage the pins of thedropping ticket to arrest the same before reaching:r printing position.and means operated by the ticket releasing' mechanism to withdraw saidarresting member from engagement with said pins upon the forwardmovement of the platen to permit the pins to engage the platen and thepin ticket to be supported thereby during the printing operation.

'10. (fard feeding mechanism for platen printing machines comprising achute adapted to support the pin tickets to be printed. i'neans actuatedin timed relation with the printing machine to release said pin ticketsone at a time from said chute to permit them to drop to the printingmachine. meansadapted to engage the pins of the dropping ticket toarrest the same before reaching printing position. and means to withdrawsaid arresting means from engagement with said pins upon the forwardmovement of the platen to permit the pins to engage the platen and thepin ticket to be supported thereby duringT the printing operation. andmeans for adjusting the platen whereby the lines upon the pin ticket maybe positioned properly in relation to the lines of type in the chase.

11. (`ard feeding mechanism for platen printing machines comprising amagazine adapted to support the pin tickets to be printed', means torelease the pin tickets one at a time from said magazine. a guide forthe dropping tickets. means adapted to engage the pins of the droppingticket before reaching printing position. means for witlidrmving theengaging means upon the forward movement of the platen to permit thepins to engage the platen and the pin ticket to be supported therebyduringr the printing operation. said guide acting to hold the printedticket as the platen is with drawn, thereby to deliver the printedticket.

In testimony whereof. I have signed my name to this specification. inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARCUS O. ANTHONY.

Witnesses DAVID M. PALLEY, LAURENCE I. Sinnen.

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